US President Barack Obama makes remarks on the economy at Fire Station #5 on Feb. 3 in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images)

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Even as Mitt Romney moves firmly into the lead in the GOP presidential nomination race, the improving economy is lifting President Obama ahead of Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Head to head, Obama now leads Romney 51% to 45% among registered voters—and 54% to 43% against Newt Gingrich—with poll respondents saying they preferred Obama when it comes to protecting the middle class, handling international affairs, and dealing with terrorism. Romney leads with handling the federal budget and the economy. The two are statistically tied on job creation and dealing with taxes.

The president remains polarizing, however, with 49% saying he deserves a second term and 49% saying he does not. But Obama is way ahead of Romney on the question of understanding the economic problems of the US, 52% to 37%. Among independents, disapproval of Obama's performance leads approval by just 50% to 47%, although that's a big improvement from the 34% approval Obama had last fall, and a 10-point boost in just one month.

Obama is not even close to Romney! what a joke! people need to really come out of their twilight zone,here is (something else people need to know). Who is buying companies, manufacturing guns ? For the last several years a company called The Freedom Group has been buying up gun and ammunition manufacturers. Some of the companies are Bushmaster, Marlin, Remington, DPMS, Dakota Arms and H&R. Some people worry that this Freedom Group is going to control most of the firearms companies in the United States. If you control the manufacturers you can decide to stop selling to civilians. What a perfect way to control guns. Now if you do some digging you will see that The Freedom Group is owned by a company called Cerberus Capital Management. A very large privately owned LLP with assets of $13 billion. The company is named after the three headed dog that guards the gates to hell. Guess who controls Cerberus? GEORGE SOROS ! One of the most evil men on this planet who wants to restrict or ban all civilian guns. (Soros also owns Progressive Insurance) If you don't know who George Soros is, you need to do some research. He backed Obama with multi-millions of dollars and Obama is often characterized as a puppet on a string, controlled by Soros .

Winston_Smith

Feb 7, 2012 12:54 PM CST

The Republican Party is not really a political party anymore, so much as an advertising agency trying to sell the "idea" that what's good for a few billionaires is automatically good for the rest of us as well. Obama isn't that great but the Democrats have to win, both this election and next, to bring back a functioning two-party system.

USLady

Feb 7, 2012 10:02 AM CST

So do not worry,Obama is out! he may even have to go to court for trying to brake the constitution on purpose. They are not through with Obama.He has placed this country in harms way also.But he can not go against the constitution.